Yarn painting

Museum number:
3-25538
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2820
Description:
Yarn painting (nearíka); wool yarn on plywood; scorpion-like animal connected to two sun-like discs; multicolor designs on black ground; width 76 cm, height 53 cm.
Donor:
Estate of Daphne Stern
Collection place:
Nayarit, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Daphne Stern
Collection date:
ca. 1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Yarn paintings
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1972
Context of use:
Probably made for sale, but considered folk art with religious origin
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-25538, described as Yarn painting (nearíka); wool yarn on plywood; scorpion-like animal connected to two sun-like discs; multicolor designs on black ground; width 76 cm, height 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-25538, described as Yarn painting (nearíka); wool yarn on plywood; scorpion-like animal connected to two sun-like discs; multicolor designs on black ground; width 76 cm, height 53 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-25538, described as Yarn painting (nearíka); wool yarn on plywood; scorpion-like animal connected to two sun-like discs; multicolor designs on black ground; width 76 cm, height 53 cm.

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